Sat, Aug-05-06, 13:17
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Senior Member
Posts: 135
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Plan: Protein Power/Int Fasting
Stats: 204/161/150
BF:
Progress: 80%
Location: Texas!!!
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According to the Eades, magnesium should always be supplemented. Remember that the RDA of any vitamin or mineral is the minimum needed to prevent deficiencies, not the optimal for good health.
PPLP Chapter 9 -- the Magnesium Miracle
P. 205 "... the magnesium intake of early man appears to have been as much as 800 to 1500 mg per day."
P. 214 "...we have a hard time absorbing magnesium from food; kids absorb only about 25-35 percent of the dietary magnesium they take in. And as we age, our ability to absorb magnesium falls to under 15 percent. So even if we're eating what ought to be enough... the magnesium may not make it in through tthe intestinal tract very well."
P. 223 "We recommend that our patient take at least 300 to 400 mg of extra actual magnesium (usually the citrate, malate, or aspartate chelate) each evening if they're n apparent good health.... In those people who have already developed any of the problems related to insulin resistance, we bump the daily dose up to 400 to 600 mg...."
I too, get plenty from food but if the absorbtion rate is as low as the Eades state, then I'm in reality not getting even the minimum RDA. Since upping my intake to 600 by supplements (in two doses), I've seen several heath benefits including greatly reduced tacchycardia spells, better sleep patterns,
and lower fasting blood sugars in the morning.
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